The title is "A CIA Analyst Shares Her Polygraph Experience" so it appears you are correct. I'd assumed incorrectly, so appreciate the discussion!

You should. Men drop their guards in front of women, especially old women. I expect a lot of active agents in the field look like/are grandmas for this reason.

Every person i inhabitate his or her views in writting becomes a copy of me so she is a he for the time of me reading.